'Life Won't Wait' is the fourth studio album by American punk rock band Rancid, released on 30th June 1998, through Epitaph Records.
Around early 1997, still riding high off of the success of '...And Out Come the Wolves', Rancid decided to immediately enter the studio following the ...And Out Come the Wolves tour to record the next album. The recording of 'Life Won't Wait' took place in the US (from San Francisco to Los Angeles, New York City, New Orleans) and Jamaica. Two of the songs were recorded in Kingston: 'Hoover Street' and the title track, 'Life Won't Wait'. The collaboration with numerous Jamaican reggae artists (such as Buju Banton) is very distinctive on this album, not just in the vocals, but also in instrumental parts, which all makes 'Life Won't Wait' very different from their other releases. It is also the only album to date not to feature producer/engineer Brett Gurewitz in any capacity, with Armstrong and Frederiksen opting to produce it themselves.
It was the last Rancid album for 16 years to be released through Epitaph Records until '...Honor Is All We Know' (2014). After its release, the band moved to frontman Tim Armstrong's label (a sub-label of Epitaph), Hellcat Records, who released their self-titled next album, 'Rancid' (2000). Although not as successful as '...And Out Come the Wolves', the album peaked at number 35 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, making it one of Rancid's highest ranking albums.
Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Bloodclot
3. Hoover Street
4. Black Lung
5. Life Won't wait
6. New Dress
7. Warsaw
8. Hooligans
9. Crane Fist
10. Leicester Square
11. Backslide
12. Who Would've Thought
13. Cash, Culture and Violence
14. Cocktails
15. The Wolf
16. 1998
17. Lady Liberty
18. Wrongful Suspicion
19. Turntable
20. Something in the World Today
21. Corazon De Oro
22. Coppers
